The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MULLING
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What does MULLING mean?
MULLING verb- (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
- To heat and spice something, such as wine.
- To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
- To dull or stupefy.
- The act of one who mulls or thinks over something.